Comments on: A Treatise on Battlegrounds http://arrens.net/?p=499 The Story of Arrens Caltrains Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: A Treatise on Battlegrounds Redux | Through the Eyes of Death http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-716 A Treatise on Battlegrounds Redux | Through the Eyes of Death Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:49:31 +0000 http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-716 [...] few weeks ago, I wrote a post with some tips on winning battlegrounds. While it generally got good reviews from regular readers [...] [...] few weeks ago, I wrote a post with some tips on winning battlegrounds. While it generally got good reviews from regular readers [...]

]]> By: Arcania http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-678 Arcania Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:07:18 +0000 http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-678 Haha! I'm glad I'm not the only one that felt so lost. I might have been 60 in vanilla WoW when I first when in, so was the worst set of pugs ever. If I recall right, I don't think you even had to be in a group which means if you never got an invite you were even more clueless. I remember one Warsong Gulch where this pally who wasn't in the raid was being cursed, but I followed him and healed him and got two flag caps for us. *shrugs* Instead of cursing, I helped the suicidal fool. Heh! Haha! I’m glad I’m not the only one that felt so lost. I might have been 60 in vanilla WoW when I first when in, so was the worst set of pugs ever. If I recall right, I don’t think you even had to be in a group which means if you never got an invite you were even more clueless. I remember one Warsong Gulch where this pally who wasn’t in the raid was being cursed, but I followed him and healed him and got two flag caps for us. *shrugs* Instead of cursing, I helped the suicidal fool. Heh!

]]> By: Arrens http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-677 Arrens Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:48:41 +0000 http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-677 I love wandering thoughts. No need to apologize. . It should be noted that I didn't set foot into my first BG until level 70 during BC. Believe me, I was just as lost as anyone else. Them: "Someone get TP!" Me: "How the fuck is toilet paper going to help us win???" . Yeah, it was pretty bad the first few times I went in. I love wandering thoughts. No need to apologize.
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It should be noted that I didn’t set foot into my first BG until level 70 during BC. Believe me, I was just as lost as anyone else.
Them: “Someone get TP!”
Me: “How the fuck is toilet paper going to help us win???”
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Yeah, it was pretty bad the first few times I went in.

]]> By: Arcania http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-676 Arcania Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:37:41 +0000 http://arrens.net/?p=499#comment-676 You reminded me very much of my first views of battlegrounds. It took me a long time to figure out what they were. When I did and I went into the first one as a priestess, I had no clue what was going on. I didn't know what going "O" or "D" meant and I could barely keep up with the prattle. What was I supposed to be doing? I finally figured out what each of them were and the goals, but it was terrifying for me. As a priest, I couldn't do near enough and I couldn't seem to find people in range to heal half the time (never leveled shadows, was old school Disc). AV was my biggest challenge. I couldn't tell up from down. What the goals were and what everyone was doing. It just seemed to be a fight fest, so I usually ended up fighting with the masses with lack of any clear direction. I'm sure many, many people cursed my name in those days, but it reminds me that people throw out many strategies without realizing that it could be someone's first time. The terminology and the hecticness can be a turn off to many people. However, I have found that going in with at least a small group of friends counteracts a lot of my fear. If I get confused... I just ask where I'm needed. I'm not a major PVPer, but at least I've learned to work to help not hinder. I'm sure my heals are welcome on any battlefield. Sorry for the wandering thoughts, but you got me thinking. :) You reminded me very much of my first views of battlegrounds. It took me a long time to figure out what they were. When I did and I went into the first one as a priestess, I had no clue what was going on. I didn’t know what going “O” or “D” meant and I could barely keep up with the prattle.

What was I supposed to be doing? I finally figured out what each of them were and the goals, but it was terrifying for me. As a priest, I couldn’t do near enough and I couldn’t seem to find people in range to heal half the time (never leveled shadows, was old school Disc).

AV was my biggest challenge. I couldn’t tell up from down. What the goals were and what everyone was doing. It just seemed to be a fight fest, so I usually ended up fighting with the masses with lack of any clear direction.

I’m sure many, many people cursed my name in those days, but it reminds me that people throw out many strategies without realizing that it could be someone’s first time. The terminology and the hecticness can be a turn off to many people.

However, I have found that going in with at least a small group of friends counteracts a lot of my fear. If I get confused… I just ask where I’m needed. I’m not a major PVPer, but at least I’ve learned to work to help not hinder. I’m sure my heals are welcome on any battlefield.

Sorry for the wandering thoughts, but you got me thinking. :)

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